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Melissa Lazarín on what the budget blueprint reveals about what types of initiatives we should expect to see in the next year and how the budget will affect the No Child Left Behind Act.
Obama’s new budget blueprint includes much-needed money alongside critical reforms to transform our public schools, write Cynthia Brown and Melissa Lazarin.
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Lea el informe completo (solo en inglés) (pdf) Definición de expandir el tiempo de aprendizaje El tiempo es de vital importancia para los niños que aprenden inglés. Los estudiantes de idioma inglés (ELL siglas en ingles) de kindergarten ingresan a la escuela con un vocabulario de 5.000 palabras en inglés menos que sus compañeros angloparlantes. [...]
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Report from Melissa Lazarín explores the value of expanded learning time for English language learners.
Eight ideas from Melissa Lazarín that the federal government can implement to improve education for Hispanic children.
Ocho ideas que el gobierno federal puede usar para mejorar la educación de los niños hispanos por Melissa Lazarín.
New graduation rate studies give insight into ways that we can get dropouts back in school and prevent them from leaving in the first place.
Melissa Lazarín is Director of K-12 Education Policy at the Center for American Progress. She has focused principally on school improvement, educational innovation including expanded learning time and charter schooling, high school reform, standards, and education issues related to English language learners and Latinos. Prior to joining American Progress, Melissa served as director of education [...]